ENQEIR668 – Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) / Enhanced Performance Monitoring System (EPMS) Support and Maintenance / Development Services Framework
EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB / EPMS Support and Maintenance/ Development Services sitting on the ABB Core Product. EirGrid is seeking to establish a single supplier framework to support and maintain the CSB and EPMS Systems as well as undertaking any future development or customisation required. For further information please see the Information Memorandum and PQQ document attached to the notice on www.e-tenders.gov.ie
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-04-23.
The procurement was published on 2019-03-19.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“ENQEIR668 – Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) / Enhanced Performance Monitoring System (EPMS) Support and Maintenance / Development Services...”
Title
ENQEIR668 – Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) / Enhanced Performance Monitoring System (EPMS) Support and Maintenance / Development Services Framework
ENQEIR668
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Products/services: Software maintenance and repair services📦
Short description:
“EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB / EPMS Support and Maintenance/ Development Services sitting on the ABB...”
Short description
EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB / EPMS Support and Maintenance/ Development Services sitting on the ABB Core Product. EirGrid is seeking to establish a single supplier framework to support and maintain the CSB and EPMS Systems as well as undertaking any future development or customisation required. For further information please see the Information Memorandum and PQQ document attached to the notice on www.e-tenders.gov.ie
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 4 000 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Software-related services📦
Additional products/services: Software support services📦
Additional products/services: Software configuration services📦
Additional products/services: Software consultancy services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Ireland and Northern Ireland
Description of the procurement:
“EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB / EPMS Support and Maintenance/ Development Services sitting on the ABB...”
Description of the procurement
EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB / EPMS Support and Maintenance/ Development Services sitting on the ABB Core Product. EirGrid is seeking to establish a single supplier framework to support and maintain the CSB and EPMS Systems as well as undertaking any future development or customisation required. For further information please see the Information Memorandum and PQQ document attached to the notice on www.e-tenders.gov.ie
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 4 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
“The Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of four years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional four years, subject...”
Description of options
The Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of four years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional four years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier under Article 50.F as set out in Council Directive 2014/25/EU as transposed into Irish law by the European Union Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 286 of 2016) (the “Regulations”) and given the complexity of EirGrid system set-up, any software installed may become embedded into EirGrid systems architecture. This may lead to future contracts for continuous support. Therefore EirGrid may award future contracts for continuous support up to the maximum allowed 20 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: See Information Memorandum and PQQ attached to this e-tenders notice
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-04-23
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
Complementary information Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website ww.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website ww.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The Contracting Authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent” will always be appended.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.
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Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 058-135176 (2019-03-19)
Contract award notice (2019-12-09) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: Block 2 — The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Phone: +353 12370881📞
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“ENQEIR668 – Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB)/Enhanced Performance Monitoring System (EPMS) Support and Maintenance/Development Services Framework
ENQEIR668”
Title
ENQEIR668 – Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB)/Enhanced Performance Monitoring System (EPMS) Support and Maintenance/Development Services Framework
ENQEIR668
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Short description:
“EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB/EPMS Support and Maintenance/Development Services sitting on the ABB Core...”
Short description
EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB/EPMS Support and Maintenance/Development Services sitting on the ABB Core Product. EirGrid is seeking to establish a single supplier framework to support and maintain the CSB and EPMS Systems as well as undertaking any future development or customisation required. For further information please see the information memorandum and PQQ document attached to the notice on www.e-tenders.gov.ie
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 4 862 000 💰
Description
Main site or place of performance: IRELAND and NORTHERN IRELAND.
Description of the procurement:
“EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB/EPMS Support and Maintenance/Development Services sitting on the ABB Core...”
Description of the procurement
EirGrid is seeking applications from interested parties for the provision of CSB/EPMS Support and Maintenance/Development Services sitting on the ABB Core Product. EirGrid is seeking to establish a single supplier framework to support and maintain the CSB and EPMS Systems as well as undertaking any future development or customisation required. For further information please see the Information Memorandum and PQQ document attached to the notice on www.e-tenders.gov.ie
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Quality criterion (name): Quality, quantity and balance of human resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Provision of services
Quality criterion (name): Service level agreement
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Quality criterion (name): Sample project
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40 %
Information about options
Description of options:
“The framework agreement period will be for an initial duration of 4 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 4 years, subject always...”
Description of options
The framework agreement period will be for an initial duration of 4 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 4 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier under Article 50.F as set out in Council Directive 2014/25/EU as transposed into Irish law by the European Union Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 286 of 2016) (the ‘Regulations’) and given the complexity of EirGrid system set-up, any software installed may become embedded into EirGrid systems architecture. This may lead to future contracts for continuous support. Therefore EirGrid may award future contracts for continuous support up to the maximum allowed 20 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 058-135176
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“ENQEIR668 – Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB)/Enhanced Performance Monitoring System (EPMS) Support and Maintenance/Development Services Framework”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-10-02 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Tata Consultancy Services
National registration number: 905191
Postal address: Glandore Business Centre, Fitzwilliam Hall
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 1.00
Highest offer: 1.00
Complementary information Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website ww.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website ww.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service;
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate;
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded;
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended;
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 240-590144 (2019-12-09)